Take Back Our Mountains non-profitCharity & youth outreach
School hikes and environmental tours for children, and food for people in need.
Alongside protecting the mountain, we give back to the communities around it. We run environmental tours for children and families from disadvantaged communities, many of whom have never had the chance to see these places.
We lead hikes and educational environmental tours for schools, so students learn to love nature and understand the issues it faces, and we help other NPOs and NGOs by leading hikes for their programmes.
With rising prices, many families face food insecurity, so we also organise food distribution and support existing feeding schemes. We are fortunate to receive weekly bread donations from Blue Ribbon, which we hand out to those in need. Donations help us keep this going and reach even more people.
From the field
More of our work
- Visitor safety patrolsVolunteers patrolling high-risk areas of the mountain, as the eyes and ears on the ground.
- Environmental clean-upsOver 1,000 bags of litter out of the Masiphumelele wetlands in 2023 alone.
- Community safe hikes and runsSafety in numbers: organised group hikes, trail runs and rides through the hotspots.
- Bark-stripping and snare patrolsTracking illegal bark stripping in Newlands Forest and removing snares from the wetlands.
Want to hike, patrol or clean up with us?
Send us a WhatsApp with your date, how many of you there are and where you are staying, and we’ll come back to you with what happens next. Prefer email? info@takebackourmountains.org
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